Best Universities for Creative Writing in Africa

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Creative Writing. A graph of 41.2K citations received by 11.6K academic papers made by 40 universities in Africa was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Creative Writing

#1 in South Africa

#143 in the World

Founded: 1874

2. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Creative Writing

#2 in South Africa

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

3. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Creative Writing

#3 in South Africa

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1873

4. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Creative Writing

#4 in South Africa

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

5. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Creative Writing

#5 in South Africa

#183 in the World

Founded: 1918

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Creative Writing

#6 in South Africa

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

7. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Creative Writing

#7 in South Africa

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 26,439
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 2004

8. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Creative Writing

#8 in South Africa

#323 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

9. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Creative Writing

#9 in South Africa

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 24,754
Founded: 1959

10. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Creative Writing

#10 in South Africa

#408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1904

11. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Creative Writing

#11 in South Africa

#434 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

12. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Creative Writing

#12 in South Africa

#621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

13. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Creative Writing

#788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

14. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Creative Writing

#1 in Botswana

#827 in the World

Founded: 1964

15. University of Ghana

For Creative Writing

#1 in Ghana

#839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 67,914
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1948

16. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Creative Writing

#13 in South Africa

#877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2005

17. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Creative Writing

#913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

18. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Creative Writing

#1 in Egypt

#948 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 6,857
Founded: 1919

19. University of Zululand

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

For Creative Writing

#14 in South Africa

#951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

20. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Creative Writing

#979 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

21. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Creative Writing

#1 in Uganda

#1057 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1922

22. Ain Shams University

For Creative Writing

#2 in Egypt

#1071 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

23. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Creative Writing

#1116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

24. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Creative Writing

#15 in South Africa

#1143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

25. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Creative Writing

#16 in South Africa

#1161 in the World

Founded: 1916

26. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Creative Writing

#1171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 18,040
Founded: 1955

27. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Creative Writing

#1 in Ethiopia

#1217 in the World

Founded: 1950

28. University of Venda

South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Creative Writing

#17 in South Africa

#1235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

29. Midlands State University

Zimbabwe | Gweru

For Creative Writing

#1266 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 2000

30. Cairo University

For Creative Writing

#3 in Egypt

#1268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 257,200
Founded: 1908

31. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Creative Writing

#18 in South Africa

#1277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 10,213
Founded: 2002

32. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Creative Writing

#2 in Ghana

#1287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

33. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Creative Writing

#1288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

34. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Creative Writing

#1 in Kenya

#1296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1970

35. University of Malawi

For Creative Writing

#1 in Malawi

#1306 in the World

Founded: 1964

36. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Creative Writing

#3 in Ghana

#1314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 85,000
Founded: 1951

37. University of Education, Winneba

Ghana | Winneba

For Creative Writing

#4 in Ghana

#1322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1992

38. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Creative Writing

#1324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

39. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Creative Writing

#19 in South Africa

#1362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

40. Pedagogical University

Mozambique | Maputo

For Creative Writing

#1 in Mozambique

#1418 in the World

Founded: 1985